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Suffield projects $136,000 year-end deficit; board discusses $10 million transportation contract
Summary
Business Manager Eric Remington told the board the district projects a $136,000 deficit for the year, cited $250,000 in special-education outplacement overages and noted the transportation contract is roughly $10 million over five years as the board weighs renewal options.
The Suffield Board of Education heard a September financial update on Nov. 3 in which Business Manager Eric Remington said the district currently projects a $136,000 deficit by year end.
Remington told the Board the district is projecting a $167,000 surplus in salaries but cautioned that it is early in the year and several positions remain open. He said special education outplacements are running about $250,000 over budget and that the district is reviewing health benefits and the accounting treatment for employee sick time.
On transportation, Remington said the district’s contract is up at the end of the fiscal year and that legal counsel Shipman & Goodwin will help evaluate renewal options. “The transportation contract value is in the range of $10 million over five years,” Remington said, and the district has asked M&J Bus Company to hire additional drivers to cover 24 daily van runs the district oversees.
Board members discussed alternatives for transportation service and whether to pursue contractor changes during the upcoming evaluation. Public commenter Victoria Copes requested the September financial report be made available to the public.
The Board took no formal fiscal action at the meeting; budget adjustments and capital requests remain on the schedule for further review at upcoming subcommittee and Board meetings.
